Sepang weather shows fury late Saturday

(GMM) Shortly before 7pm at Sepang on Saturday, the Kuala Lumpur skies gave a prelude to drivers' worst fears ahead of the Malaysian grand prix.

They fear the 'twilight' format of this year's race could coincide with the kind of terrifying weather that so often drops on the region in the evenings.

Sunday's race time is 5pm local, creating a convenient afternoon grand prix for the bulk audience back in Europe.

But as the evening set in on Saturday, the sky grew dark and a furious electrical storm roared through the paddock, causing observers huddling under cover to muse that racing cars could not circulate in that kind of weather.